As the heat breaks, the grid gets its first easy night in weeks

Northern demand falls sharply, buying time for coal stocks that had thinned to the bone.

In New Delhi, the change was felt first by the people who track it for a living. For now, the people closest to it are reserving judgement.

The story, as ever, is in the distribution: who gains, who waits, and how long the advantage lasts once the initial momentum fades. That is the question this week leaves open.